Adjustable ironing board



2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed May 17, 1949 Illlllmm liiiuw JNVENTOR. ALvqNEFEQNANDE5 A 77 A/EYS Feb. 5, 1952 A. E. FERNANDES ADJUSTABLE IRONINGBOARD Filed May 17, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR. ALVIN E. FE DMANDESPatented Feb. 5, 1952 UNITED NT 'FFECE 2 Claims. (01. es-1,27)

This invention relates to ironing boards, and more particularly toironing boards. of the foldable or collapsible type.

A main object of theinvention is to provide "a novel and improvedfoldable ironing board" which is very simple inconstruction, very easyto adjust, and which occupies a very small amount of floor space.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved foldableironing board which is very inexpensive to manufacture, which may befolded to a very compact size, whereby it may be conveniently stored,and which is substantially tipproof when arranged for use.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claims, and from the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevational view partly in cross-section of anadjustable ironing board 0011- structed in accordance with the presentinvention, shown arranged for use;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the ironing board of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure2;

Figure 4 is a detail cross-sectional view taken on line ti l of Figure1;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the ironing board of Figure lfolded up for storage;

Figure '7 is a front elevational view of the ironing board in theposition shown in Figure 6.

Referring to the drawings, I I designates a standard fabricated fromtubular steel or the like, the bottom portion of the tubular standardbeing longitudinally slit and bent outwardly to define a plurality ofradial feet, shown at I2 and I3. For example, four radial feet may bethus formed, spaced at QO-degree angles from each other. One of thefeet, shown at I2, is preferably substantially longer than the remainingfeet, indicated at E3.

The lower portion of standard II is formed with a plurality ofvertically-spaced, diametricially-aligned sets of openings I4, I4. Aneye bolt I5 may be received in a selected set of said openings I4, I4,said bolt being provided with a wing nut I6 for the securement thereof.

Designated at I! is a sleeve member slidably mounted on the standard II,said sleeve member being provided with a wing set screw I8 threadedthrough the rear wall portion thereof. The rear surface of standard IIis formed with a series of vertically-spaced recesses -19 :in which the'inner end .of fset screw 18 may 'b'erselectivelyireceived, whereby the'rsleevemember I! may be locked in a desired :position of elevationonthe standard.

Pivot'ed to the side 'porti'onsof sleeve member 7' are the respectivelink ibars 12a, 1120. -fDesignated at El is an ironing board element,the rear end portion of said element 2| being formed with notches 22, 22in which the ends of link bars 25, 28 are respectively received. Atransverse pin member 23 extends through the ironing board element 2i,said pin member passing rotatably through the ends of the link bars 20,20.

Secured to the under side of the ironing board element 2! adjacent itsouter end is a depending eye member 24. Designated at 25 is a rigidstrut bar pivotally connected at its ends to the respective eye membersI5 and 24.

Secured to the floor rearwardly of the standard I! is a channel bracket26 in which is received the rearwardly-projecting radial foot I3, asshown in Figures 1 to 3. Figure 1 illustrates in full line view onehorizontal position of adjustment of the ironing board element 2I. Shownin dotted view is an elevated position of adjustment which maybeobtained by first loosening set screw I8, elevating sleeve member I!to the desired elevated position, re-tightening set screw I8, detachingthe eye bolt I5, and replacing said eye bolt in an elevated set ofopenings I4, is, such as to place ironing board element 2I in ahorizontal position.

When the ironing board is in use, the bracket 26 holds the standard I Iin vertical position even when very heavy downward force is applied tothe ironing board element 2|. Since the standard is at the rear end ofsaid element, there are no obstructions to the users feet beneath theironing board element 2 I, and the user may move freely around theelement 2I without tripping.

When the use of the ironing board is no longer required, the set screwI8 may be loosened and the sleeve member I! may be lowered to theposition shown in Figures 6 and 7, whereby the ironing board element 2|is folded to a vertical position, the links 2Q, 20 being thensubstantially normal to the element 2|. Sleeve I! may be locked in thisposition by tightening set screw I8, said set screw then preferablyentering one of the openings Id. The folded ironing board may then beremoved for storage by moving the same forwardly to disengage the rearradial foot I3 from the floor bracket 26.

While a specific embodiment of a foldable ironing board has beendisclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood thatvarious modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur tothose skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitationsbe placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An ironing board of the character described comprising a tubularstandard formed with a plurality of radial feet supporting said standardin vertical position, a sleeve member slidably mounted on said standard,a set screw threaded through said sleeve member and engaging saidstandard, a pair of parallel side links pivotally connected to saidsleeve member, a board element pivotally secured at its rear end to theends of said side links, the standard being formed with a plurality ofvertically-spaced, diametrically-opposed sets of openings at its lowerportion, an eye bolt secured in one set of said openings, and a strutbar pivotally connected at one end to the under side of the boardelement and at the other end to said eye bolt.

2. An ironing board of the character described comprising a standard,means for supporting said standard in a vertical position. a

sleeve member slidably mounted on said standard, means for locking saidsleeve member to said standard, a pair of parallel side links pivotallyconnected to said sleeve member, a board element formed at its rearmargin with a pair of notches receiving the ends of said side links, atransverse pin member extending through the rear marginal portion ofsaid board element, said pin member traversing said notches andextending rotatively through the ends of the side links received in saidnotches, whereby said ends are pivotally connected to said rear marginalportion of the board element, and a strut bar pivotally connected at oneend to the under side of the board element and at the other end to thestandard.

ALVIN E. FERNANDES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 25 1,213,475 Gardner Jan. 23,1917 1,532,973 Adelson Apr. 7, 1925

